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Up and Under

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Canada Women complete series win over USA Canada secured a Pacific Four series win over the USA with a …

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Americas Rankings – November 07, 2021

The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. The rankings compare the men’s test teams from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. The Americas were represented by Canada …

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Flat Uruguay fall to Romania in Verona

Romania were 29-14 winners over Uruguay this morning at the Payanini Center in Verona, Italy. The Eastern Europeans overcame a half-time deficit to keep Los Teros scoreless in the second-half. Romania’s win saw tries to open both halves. In just the first minute of play flanker Florian Rosu touched down …

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Test Match Preview – Romania vs Uruguay

With qualification for Rugby World Cup 2023 now behind them, Uruguay play the first of three matches on Italian soil in Verona on Sunday. Notably the match is not against an Italian team but Romania. The pandemic situation in Bucharest caused the fixture to be played on neutral territory. Romania …

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Test Match Preview – Portugal vs Canada

Canada open their two-match European tour against Portugal in Lisbon on Saturday. It’s the first contest for the North Americans following the bitter disappointment of missing out on Rugby World Cup 2023, having crashed out of the Qualifiers in Chile last month. Kingsley Jones retains his post as Head Coach …

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Americas Pacific Challenge 2021 – Best Of

The 2021 Americas Pacific Challenge was an all-Americas competition. It involved young talent from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the USA. Competing were the ‘Next Senior’ development sides with many players from both Major League Rugby and the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby. Champions Argentina make up one third …

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Up and Under

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Argentina XV crowned APC champions The Argentina XV lifted the Americas Pacific Challenge trophy on Saturday. Doing so required …

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Argentina XV overcome Uruguay ‘A’ to win APC

The Argentina XV are the 2021 Americas Pacific Challenge champions after defeating Uruguay ‘A’ 24-17 at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo on Saturday evening. The seven point win saw the Argentina XV coming-back from a 10-7 half-time deficit. Despite trailing at half-time, it was the Argentina XV who scored first. …

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